The Latest Politically-Incorrect Insult

July 2, 2018

As the Fourth of July approaches an emailer writes to say how offended he is by the word “firecracker.”  As a proud redneck (disparaged as “crackers” by some), he prefers “firecaucasian”).  Will the hyper-PC university world pay attention to him and adopt his suggested addition to their campus speech codes?

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Dr. Thomas DiLorenzo [send him mail] is a former professor of economics at Loyola University Maryland and a longtime member of the senior faculty of the Mises Institute. He is the author or co-author of eighteen books including The Real LincolnHow Capitalism Saved AmericaLincoln UnmaskedHamilton's CurseOrganized Crime: The Unvarnished Truth About GovernmentThe Problem with Socialism; and The Politically-Incorrect Guide to Economics